U.S. patent application number 13/921639 was filed with the patent office on 2014-12-25 for led light for a light box sign.
The applicant listed for this patent is ARTLED TECHNOLOGY CORP.. Invention is credited to Chan-Ching LIN, Chia-Tsung TSAO.
Application Number | 20140376226 13/921639 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 52110787 |
Filed Date | 2014-12-25 |
United States Patent
Application |
20140376226 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
TSAO; Chia-Tsung ; et
al. |
December 25, 2014 |
LED LIGHT FOR A LIGHT BOX SIGN
Abstract
A LED light has a main power wire and at least one light module
mounted on the main power wire. The at least one light module has a
base, a circuit board, at least one LED, a translucent panel and an
engaging piece. The circuit board is mounted on a top of the base
and a circuit mounted on the circuit board is electrically
connected to the main power wire. The at least one LED is mounted
on the circuit board. The translucent panel is mounted above the
circuit board and has at least one lens corresponding to the at
least one LED formed on the translucent panel. The engaging piece
is mounted on a bottom of the base to allow a user to easily mount
the LED light on a pole of a light box sign.
Inventors: |
TSAO; Chia-Tsung; (Taipei,
TW) ; LIN; Chan-Ching; (New Taipei, TW) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
ARTLED TECHNOLOGY CORP. |
New Taipei |
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TW |
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Family ID: |
52110787 |
Appl. No.: |
13/921639 |
Filed: |
June 19, 2013 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
362/237 ;
362/294; 362/311.02 |
Current CPC
Class: |
F21Y 2115/10 20160801;
G09F 13/22 20130101; F21S 4/10 20160101 |
Class at
Publication: |
362/237 ;
362/311.02; 362/294 |
International
Class: |
F21K 99/00 20060101
F21K099/00; F21V 29/00 20060101 F21V029/00; F21V 23/00 20060101
F21V023/00 |
Claims
1. An LED light adapted for a light box sign comprising: a main
power wire; and at least one light module mounted on the main power
wire and having a base; a circuit board mounted on a top of the
base and having a circuit electrically connected to the main power
wire; at least one LED mounted on a top of the circuit board; a
translucent panel mounted above the circuit board and having at
least one lens formed on the translucent panel, wherein the at
least one lens corresponds to the at least one LED; and an engaging
piece mounted on a bottom of the base.
2. The LED light as claimed in claim 1, wherein the main power wire
includes two power wires and has two RS flip-flops having a memory
function, spaced apart from each other, and mounted on the power
wires; the base has an annular side wall having two openings; a
loading part mounted in a space surrounded by the sidewall and
having an elongated recess concavely formed on a middle of a top of
the loading part, wherein two ends of the elongated recess are open
ends and respectively correspond to the two openings of the side
wall; and two positioning parts, wherein each positioning part
corresponds to one of the openings, protrudes from an outer surface
of the annular side wall having said corresponding opening, and has
a positioning recess, wherein the positioning recess communicates
with said corresponding opening; and wherein the main power wire is
mounted in the elongated recess of the base; the RS flip-flops are
respectively mounted in the positioning recesses of the positioning
parts.
3. The LED light as claimed in claim 2, wherein each RS flip-flop
has two buckles respectively formed on two sides of a bottom of the
RS flip-flop; each positioning part has two buckle holes
respectively formed on two sides of a bottom of the positioning
part; the buckles of the RS flip-flops respectively correspond to
the buckle holes of the positioning parts.
4. The LED light as claimed in claim 3, wherein a wire sheathing on
a section of each power wire between the RS flip-flops is removed
such that a bare wire section is formed on each power wire, and the
two bare wire sections of the power wires do not contact each
other; and the circuit board has two pin holders and an IC mounted
at intervals on a bottom of the circuit board, wherein the pin
holders are respectively welded to the bare wire sections of the
power wires.
5. The LED light as claimed in claim 4, wherein the engaging piece
has a square panel and four engaging walls respectively formed on
four sides of the square panel, the engaging walls are curved, and
each engaging wall has a fixing recess.
6. The LED light as claimed in claim 5, wherein each engaging wall
has a convex tablet protruding from a recess surface of the fixing
recess.
7. The LED light as claimed in claim 6, wherein the elongated
recess of the base has two first splints respectively protruding
from two ends of a recess surface of the elongated recess; and the
translucent panel has two second splints protruding from a bottom
of the translucent panel and respectively corresponding to the
first splints, and the first splints and the second splints can
clip the power wires of the main power wire.
8. The LED light as claimed in claim 2, wherein each one of the at
least one light module further comprises two heat pads mounted on
the top of the loading part of the base, and respectively mounted
on two sides of the main power wire.
9. The LED light as claimed in claim 5, wherein each one of the at
least one light module further comprises two heat pads mounted on
the top of the loading part of the base, and respectively mounted
on two sides of the main power wire.
10. The LED light as claimed in claim 7, wherein each one of the at
least one light module further comprises two heat pads mounted on
the top of the loading part of the base, and respectively mounted
on two sides of the main power wire.
11. The LED light as claimed in claim 8, wherein each heat pad has
two first positioning holes respectively formed through two ends of
the heat pad; the circuit board is square and has four second
positioning holes respectively formed through four corners of the
circuit board; and the loading part of the base is square and has
four positioning poles respectively protruding from four corners of
the loading part, wherein each positioning pole corresponds to one
of the second positioning holes and one of the first positioning
holes, and sequentially penetrates through said corresponding first
positioning hole and said corresponding second positioning
hole.
12. The LED light as claimed in claim 9, wherein each heat pad has
two first positioning holes respectively formed through two ends of
the heat pad; the circuit board is square and has four second
positioning holes respectively formed through four corners of the
circuit board; and the loading part of the base is square and has
four positioning poles respectively protruding from four corners of
the loading part, wherein each positioning pole corresponds to one
of the second positioning holes and one of the first positioning
holes, and sequentially penetrates through said corresponding first
positioning hole and said corresponding second positioning
hole.
13. The LED light as claimed in claim 10, wherein each heat pad has
two first positioning holes respectively formed through two ends of
the heat pad; the circuit board is square and has four second
positioning holes respectively formed through four corners of the
circuit board; and the loading part of the base is square and has
four positioning poles respectively protruding from four corners of
the loading part, wherein each positioning pole corresponds to one
of the second positioning holes and one of the first positioning
holes, and sequentially penetrates through said corresponding first
positioning hole and said corresponding second positioning
hole.
14. The LED light as claimed in claim 11, wherein the at least one
light module comprises multiple LEDs mounted at intervals on the
top of the circuit board; and the translucent panel has multiple
lenses respectively corresponding to the LEDs.
15. The LED light as claimed in claim 12, wherein the at least one
light module comprises multiple LEDs mounted at intervals on the
top of the circuit board; and the translucent panel has multiple
lenses respectively corresponding to the LEDs.
16. The LED light as claimed in claim 13, wherein the at least one
light module comprises multiple LEDs mounted at intervals on the
top of the circuit board; and the translucent panel has multiple
lenses respectively corresponding to the LEDs.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to an LED light and more
particularly to an LED light adapted for a light box sign.
[0003] 2. Description of Related Art
[0004] A light box sign is an advertising sign having illuminants
inside the advertising sign. The light box sign glows in night such
that people can see the light box sign clearly. A glowing light box
sign attracts people's attention to promote business. A
conventional light box sign has a translucent box and multiple
fluorescent tubes mounted at intervals in the box. The fluorescent
tubes are used as an illumination source to make the box glow.
[0005] However, the light box sign having an illumination source of
the fluorescent tubes has the following defects:
[0006] 1. The fluorescent tubes contain mercury, which has toxicity
and is hazardous to people. Discarded fluorescent tubes are also
hazardous to the environment. How to recycle and safely handle
discarded fluorescent tubes is a problem still unresolved.
[0007] 2. The fluorescent tubes are mounted at intervals in the
box. Sections on a surface of the box directly facing the
fluorescent tubes are brighter than other sections on the surface
of the box, thus, the light box sign glows unevenly.
[0008] 3. When mounting the fluorescent tube in the box, two
connectors mounted on two ends of the fluorescent tube are inserted
in two outlets that are mounted in the box, and then the
fluorescent tube is rotated by 90 degrees to be positioned. The
installation process requires two steps and is not so
convenient.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0009] The main objective of the invention is to provide an LED
light adapted for a light box sign. The LED light has a lens
mounted above each LED of the LED light to make the LED light glow
evenly.
[0010] The LED light comprises a main power wire and at least one
light module mounted on the main power wire. The at least one light
module has a base, a circuit board, at least one LED, a translucent
panel and an engaging piece. The circuit board is mounted on a top
of the base and a circuit mounted on the circuit board is
electrically connected to the main power wire. The at least one LED
is mounted on the circuit board. The translucent panel is mounted
above the circuit board and has at least one lens formed on the
translucent panel and corresponding to the at least one LED. The
engaging piece is mounted on a bottom of the base.
[0011] The LED light in accordance with the present invention has
the following advantages:
[0012] 1. An LED (light emitting diode) has a high luminous
efficiency and a long service life, and the LED contains no toxic
substances such as mercury, thus, the LED is environmentally
friendly.
[0013] 2. A light emitted by the at least one LED is evenly
scattered by the at least one lens such that the LED light can glow
evenly.
[0014] 3. The engaging piece is adapted for being directly mounted
on a pole of a light box sign to position the LED light. The
installation is simplified into a one-step process.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0015] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an LED light in accordance
with the present invention;
[0016] FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the LED light in FIG. 1;
[0017] FIG. 3 is another exploded view of the LED light in FIG.
1;
[0018] FIG. 4 is a top view of the LED light in FIG. 1;
[0019] FIG. 5 shows the LED light in FIG. 1 mounted in a light box
sign;
[0020] FIG. 6 is a side view of the LED light in FIG. 1;
[0021] FIG. 7 is an operational view of the LED light in FIG. 1,
showing the LED light vertically mounted on a pole of a light box
sign;
[0022] FIG. 8 is another operational view of the LED light in FIG.
1, showing the LED light horizontally mounted on a pole of a light
box sign.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0023] With reference to FIGS. 1 to 3, an LED light in accordance
with the present invention comprises a main power wire 10 and at
least one light module.
[0024] The main power wire 10 includes two power wires 11 and has
at least one circuit element having a memory function and mounted
on the power wires 11. In a preferred embodiment, the at least one
circuit element is two RS flip-flops 12. Each RS flip-flop 12 has
two buckles 121 respectively formed on two sides of a bottom of the
RS flip-flop 12. Wire sheathing on a section of each power wire 11
between the RS flip-flops 12 is removed such that a bare wire
section 111 is formed on each power wire 11. The two bare wire
sections 111 of the power wires 11 do not contact each other.
[0025] A quantity of the at least one light module corresponds to a
quantity of the at least one circuit element of the main power wire
10. The at least one light module has a base 20, two heat pads 30,
a circuit board 40, at least one LED 50, a translucent panel 60 and
an engaging piece 70.
[0026] The base 20 has a rectangular, annular sidewall 21, a
rectangular loading part 22 and two positioning parts 23. The
sidewall 21 includes two opposite short walls and two opposite long
walls. The loading part 22 is mounted in a space surrounded by the
sidewall 21 and has an elongated recess 221 concavely formed on a
middle of a top of the loading part 22. A longitudinal direction of
the elongated recess 221 is parallel to a longitudinal direction of
the long walls of the sidewall 21, and two ends of the elongated
recess 221 are open ends. Each short wall of the sidewall 21 has an
opening 211 corresponding to one end of the elongated recess 221,
and a top of the opening 211 is an open top. Each positioning part
23 corresponds to one of the openings 211, protrudes from an outer
surface of the short wall having said corresponding opening 211,
and has a positioning recess 231 and two buckle holes 232. The
positioning recess 231 communicates with said corresponding opening
211. The positioning recess 231 has an open top. The two buckle
holes 232 are respectively formed on two sides of a bottom of the
positioning part 23 and communicate with the positioning recess
231. Each short wall of the sidewall 21 has two concave portions
212 formed at an interval on a bottom edge of the short wall. Each
long wall of the sidewall 21 also has two concave portions 212
formed at an interval on a bottom edge of the long wall. The
loading part 22 has four positioning poles 222 respectively
protruding from four corners of the top of the loading part 22. The
power wires 11 of the main power wire 10 are respectively mounted
in the elongated recess 221 of the base 20. Each RS flip-flop 12 is
mounted in the positioning recess 231 of a corresponding
positioning part 23 of the base 20, and buckles 121 of the RS
flip-flop 12 are respectively mounted in the buckle holes 232 of
the corresponding positioning part 23 to fix the main power wire 10
on the base 20.
[0027] Each heat pad 30 has two first positioning holes 31
respectively formed through two ends of the heat pad 30. The heat
pads 30 are mounted on the top of the loading part 22 of the base
20, and are respectively mounted on two sides of the main power
wire 10 such that the four positioning poles 222 of the loading
part 22 respectively penetrate through the first positioning holes
31 of the heat pads 30.
[0028] The circuit board 40 is rectangular, and has two pin holders
41 and an IC (integrated circuit) 42 mounted at intervals on a
bottom of the circuit board 40. The pin holders 41 respectively
have two metal pins 411. Four second positioning holes 43 are
respectively formed through four corners of the circuit board 40.
The circuit board 40 is mounted on the heat pads 30 and above the
main power wire 10, the bottom of the circuit board 40 contacts
tops of the heat pads 30, and two metal pins 411 of one of the pin
holders 41 are welded to one of the bare wire sections 111 of the
power wires 11, the other two metal pins 411 of the other pin
holder 41 are welded to the other bare wire section 111, such that
the main power wire 10 is electrically connected to a circuit of
the circuit board 40. The positioning poles 222 of the loading part
22 of the base 20 respectively penetrate through the first
positioning holes 31 of the heat pads 30, and then respectively
penetrate through the second positioning holes 43 of the circuit
board 40. Multiple self-tapping screws 80 sequentially penetrate
through the circuit board 40 and the heat pads 30, and then are
fixed on the top of the loading part 22 to position and fix the
circuit board 40 and the heat pads 30 on the base 20.
[0029] The at least one LED 50 is mounted on a top of the circuit
board 40. In a preferred embodiment as shown in FIG. 1, the LED
light in accordance with the present invention comprises multiple
LEDs 50 mounted at intervals on the top of the circuit board
40.
[0030] The translucent panel 60 is mounted above the circuit board
40 and has at least one lens 61 formed on the translucent panel 60.
Multiple self-tapping screws 80A are screwed through an edge of the
translucent panel 60 and are fixed on the top of the loading part
22 to fix the translucent panel 60 on the base 20. The at least one
lens 61 corresponds to the at least one LED 50, and a light emitted
by the at least one LED 50 is scattered by the translucent panel 60
such that the light is emitted evenly through the translucent panel
60. In a preferred embodiment as shown in FIG. 1, the translucent
panel 60 has multiple lenses 61 formed on the translucent panel 60
and respectively corresponding to the multiple LEDs 50.
[0031] With reference to FIG. 4, the LED light further comprises a
sealant 62 filled around the translucent panel 60 to seal the
circuit board 40. With further reference to FIG. 2, the elongated
recess 221 of the base 20 has two first splints 2221 respectively
protruding from two ends of a recess surface of the elongated
recess 221. The translucent panel 60 has two second splints 63
protruding from a bottom of the translucent panel 60 and
respectively corresponding to the first splints 2221. The first
splints 2221 and the second splints 63 can clip the power wires 11
of the main power wire 10 to prevent the sealant 62 from flowing in
the elongated recess 221 and to decrease a usage amount of the
sealant 62.
[0032] The engaging piece 70 has a square panel 71 and four
engaging walls 72 respectively formed on four sides of the square
panel 71. The engaging walls 72 are curved and each engaging wall
72 has a fixing recess 721. With further reference to FIG. 3, each
engaging wall 72 has a convex tablet 722 protruding from a recess
surface of the fixing recess 721. Multiple self-tapping screws 80B
are screwed through the square panel 71 and are fixed on a bottom
of the loading part 22 to fix the engaging piece 70 on the base
20.
[0033] With reference to FIGS. 5 and 6, the LED light in accordance
with the present invention is adapted for being mounted on a pole
90 of a light box sign. The pole 90 is formed by aluminum
extrusion, and has an elongated panel 91 and two side panels 92
formed on two sides of the elongated panel 91. Each side panel 92
has a rib 921 formed on an end edge of the side panel 92. Two
opposite engaging walls 72 of the engaging piece 70 are used to be
mounted on outer surfaces of the side panels 92 of the pole 90, the
ribs 921 are respectively mounted in the fixing recesses 721 of the
engaging walls 72 and respectively correspond to the concave
portions 212 of the side wall of the base 20, such that the LED
light is mounted on the pole 90, and the convex tablets 722 abut
the pole 90 to strengthen the engagement between the engaging piece
70 and the pole 90 to firmly mount the LED light on the pole
90.
[0034] With reference to FIGS. 7 and 8, by two sets of the two
opposite engaging walls 72 of the engaging piece 70 and the side
panels 92 of the pole 90, the LED light in accordance with the
present invention can be vertically or horizontally mounted on the
pole 90 of the light box sign as desired.
[0035] Even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the
present invention have been set forth in the foregoing description,
together with details of the structure and features of the
invention, the disclosure is illustrative only. Changes may be made
in the details, especially in matters of shape, size, and
arrangement of parts within the principles of the invention to the
full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in
which the appended claims are expressed.
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